ERIC ROSS
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Dynamic Conflict and Compliance Analyst with extensive experience at Fennemore, LLP, adept at leveraging IntApp Open and Excel to streamline processes. Proven leader with a track record of enhancing team performance and implementing innovative risk management solutions, ensuring compliance and efficiency in high-stakes environments. Fluent in German.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Conflict and Compliance Analyst
Fennemore, LLP
04.2023 - Current
- Identified, evaluated, and managed potential legal and business conflicts of interest for new clients, matters, and lateral hires using Intapp and external databases, ensuring compliance across 24-office firm.
- Reviewed new business intake forms for accuracy and ensured adherence to firm policies, supporting risk mitigation and compliance efforts.
- Review and attach Engagement Letters to new matters in Intapp.
- Reactivated closed clients and matters in 3E, updating conflicts in Intapp to facilitate re-engagement and streamline processes.
Manager/Conflict Screening Analyst
ArentFox Schiff, LLP
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Trained, led, and supervised a team of up to ten JD Conflict Analysts across six states to integrate Legacy Conflicts Databases due to the merger of two national law firms with over 600 attorneys.
- Conducted conflicts searches across two distinct databases, identifying and flagging potential issues for review.
- Populated and updated firm’s Excel spreadsheet with conflict results, ensuring accurate and accessible data for analysis.
- Reported findings and updates directly to Director of Loss Prevention, facilitating informed decision-making.
Records and Conflicts Manager
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP
05.2010 - 09.2019
- Oversaw and directed the Conflicts Group, including two Conflicts Analysts and sixteen Conflicts Attorneys, while performing Conflicts searches for clients as well as Laterals.
- Initiated and implemented IntApp Open, a risk management Conflicts and New Business Intake workflow software.
- Supervised and budgeted Records Department staff of six, supporting over 200 attorneys.
- Drafted and updated the Firm Retention Policy and oversaw all retention related procedures.
- Developed Engagement Letter and Waiver Tracking program through SharePoint to enhance tracking accuracy.
- Created Case Room Tracking program through SharePoint to catalog all case rooms, contents, and capacity.
- Member of the firm’s Risk Management Team.
- (NYC)
Records and Conflicts Manager
Kummer Kaempfer, LLP
10.2005 - 06.2009
- Supervised and managed budget for records staff across statewide offices, overseeing training, procedure standardization, and performance evaluations.
- Reduced staff from 12 to 6 through streamlining processes while increasing productivity.
- Led conflicts check and intake process for all offices, ensuring effective management of potential conflicts.
- Supervised Docketing Clerk.
- Developed and enforced firm’s compliance and records retention policy to align with regulatory standards.
- Chaired firm’s Electronic and Paper File Management Policy Committee.
- (Las Vegas, NV)
Records Manager
Kaye Scholer, LLP
10.2000 - 05.2005
- Managed budget and oversight for Records Department staff of 18, supporting 450 attorneys.
- Drafted a firmwide Retention Policy, including compliance and destruction schedules.
- Led two upgrades of firm’s Records Management System (LegalKEY), enhancing system functionality.
- Supervised setting up of Records Department operations for new offices in Chicago and Frankfurt, Germany.
- Developed standard Records Retention Policy for New York Bar Group, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- (NYC)
Records Manager
Nixon Peabody, LLP
05.1994 - 10.2000
- Researched and implemented LegalKEY Records Management system, enhancing records accessibility and compliance.
- Restructured Records Center into a centralized, efficient entity, pacing growth of NYC office from 40 to 75 attorneys.
- Established billable rates for records staff, transforming department into profit center through training as junior paralegals and billing for litigation pleadings indexing, bates stamping, and document production.
- Implemented chargeback fees to clients for records storage.
- Reduced offsite storage costs by tightening inventory control and reducing daily runs.
- Negotiated vendor contracts, achieving significant cost reductions on records supplies firmwide.
- Initiated an efficient workflow system resulting in no staff increases in five years in the face of significant office growth.
- Utilized leadership and communication skills to recruit and retain highly motivated employees.
- Managed operations in NYC office.
Education
MASTER OF EDUCATION - Psychology and Community Relations
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MABACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Marketing and Advertising
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MASkills
- Paralegal
- Document management
- IntApp Open
- IManage
- LegalKEY
- Elite 3E
- SharePoint
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- OpenCorporates
- Speaks German
References
References will be provided upon request
Timeline
Conflict and Compliance Analyst
Fennemore, LLP
04.2023 - Current
Manager/Conflict Screening Analyst
ArentFox Schiff, LLP
10.2021 - 10.2022
Records and Conflicts Manager
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP
05.2010 - 09.2019
Records and Conflicts Manager
Kummer Kaempfer, LLP
10.2005 - 06.2009
Records Manager
Kaye Scholer, LLP
10.2000 - 05.2005
Records Manager
Nixon Peabody, LLP
05.1994 - 10.2000
MASTER OF EDUCATION - Psychology and Community Relations
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Marketing and Advertising
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY